Cigarette and cigar holder



April 24, 1956 A. K LAY CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER Filed March 22, 1954 Ade/e Klay INVENTOR. W MW 2,742,908 CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER Adele K. Lay, Houston, Tex. I I Application March 22, "1954, stair Nb. 417,593 2 Claims. (Cl. 131-175 The present invention relates to a holder for cigarettes and the like wherein the cigarette may be easily ejected from its position within the holder and whereiriashes from the cigarette may be accumulated :at a predetermined location in the holder.

A disadvantage with cigarette holders of the general type relating to the present invention has been that the ashes, -by not being accumulated or collected at one particular place may leak through the holes in the holder thereby obviating one of the purposes of the holder; also such passage of ashes through the holder holes tends to clog the holes, thus decreasing ventilation to the cigarette. Still another difiiculty with cigarette holders is the trouble encountered not only in positioning the cigarette in the holder,'but also a great deal of difiiculty is encountered in attempting to provide a device. which permits easy and quick ejection of the cigarette with a minimum of trouble and mechanism.

The present invention relates to a cigarette holder wherein suitable means are provided for receiving and collecting the ashes from the cigarette at one particular location thereby preventing spillage of the ashes from the holder.

The present invention also provides a cigarette holder of a non-circular configuration on its outer surface so that it will not roll when placed on a fiat surface such as a table or the like.

The present invention also provides a construction of relatively simple design which permits rapid and positive ejection of the cigarette from the holder with a minimum of mechanical movement.

The invention is described in more detail in the following description and drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is an elevational view illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view illustrating the ash trap-tray and cigarette ejection means;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;v and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1 the invention is illustrated generally by the numeral 2 and is shown as comprising an elongated hollow foraminated casing 3 which may be divided into sections 4 and 5 if desired, such sections being joined together by any suitable means such as the threads 6.

One end 7 of the casing 3 is provided with a bore 8 of a smaller diameter than the internal bore 9 of the hollow casing. A mouthpiece 10 slidably fits in the bore 8 of the holder, the mouthpiece being provided with suitable projection means 11 adjacent one end thereof so as to position the mouthpiece in the hollow casing. The projection means 11 may assume any suitable form, and as illustrated are shown as comprising a pair of radially extending diametrically opposed projections 12 and 13, more clearly illustrated in Fig. 4.

A holder 14 is positioned in the hollow casing 3 adjacent the end 7 of the holder next to the mouthpiece projections adjacent one end of 10. The end 15 of the holder is spaced relative to the inner end 16 of the hollow member 4 for a purpose to be more fully discussed. A bore 17 extends longitudinally through the holder whereby a cigarette 18 may be positioned in such holder and supported in a position spaced from the inner wall 19 of the hollow casing.

Extending longitudinally through the holder 14 are keyway passage means 21 and 22, such keyway passage means communicating with the bore 17 of the holder. The end 15 of the holder 14 is recessed at 23 and 24 one eighth inch in length which recesses communicate with the keyway passage means 21 and 22 respectively. The recesses 23 and 24 provide a receiving means for the projections 12 and 13 on the mouthpiece 10 whereby inadvertent ejection of the cigarette may be minimized. Spaced from the opposite end 25 of the elongated casing 3 is an annular shoulder 26 which is formed by reducing the bore 9 of the holder which provides an opening 27 of reduced diameter relative to the internaldiameter of the bore 9. The end 25 of the casing 3 is closed as shown in the drawings by means of a removable cap which has a frictional fit on the end of the casing at 28. The shoulder 26 and the cap form a tray and a .trap for ashes and embers. The tray and trap can be removed from the casing, cleaned and replaced without taking the rest of the holder apart.

While it is believed that the operation of the invention is apparent by reason of the foregoing, it will be assumed that it is desired to position a cigarette in the holder. The portions 4 and 5 may be separated at the threads 6 whereby the cigarette 18 may be positioned in the bore 17 of the holder 14. As the cigarette burns, ventilation is provided by means of the holes or openings 29 extending through the wall 30 of the casing and the ashes can be slid down the inner wall 19 towards the end 25 of the casing. Movement of the ashes back and forth in the holder may be prevented by means of the shoulder 26 formed by the reduced opening 27 spaced from the end 25 of the holder.

After the cigarette has been consumed, it is then necessary to eject the cigarette from the holder 14 and this may be accomplished by rotating the mouthpiece 10 so that the projections 12 and 13 move out of the recessed areas 23 and 24 and into alignment with the keyway passages 21 and 22. The mouthpiece It) may then be moved longitudinally through the holder 14 by means of mating projections 12, 13 and keyway passages 21 and 22 respectively. After the cigarette has been ejected from the holder 14, the mouthpiece is retracted to its original position and rotated whereupon it is ready to receive a new cigarette,

The outer surface 35 of the holder is of a suitable noncircular configuration such as illustrated in the drawings for inhibiting rolling of the holder when it is placed on a surface. Also, the ribbon or band 36 is provided as a protector from the heat so that the holder may be grasped by the user thereof.

From the foregoing it can be appreciated that the present invention provides a cigarette holder which not only traps the cigarette ashes at a predetermined location in the holder, but the invention also provides an an eifective means for easily and quickly ejecting the cigarette from the holder when desired.

Broadly the invention relates to a cigarette holder of novel construction wherein the ashes are collected so as not to interfere with the combustion of the tobacco and wherein the cigarette may be easily and quickly ejected from the holder.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for cigarettes comprising a mouthpiece having a central bore therethrough, a pair of radial said mouthpiece, an

Patented Apr. 24, 1956 elongated, hollow, toraminated casing fitting about said mouthpiece and over said projections, a holder mounted in said casing adjacent said projections, said holder having a bore extending therethrough for receiving a cigarette and maintaining it in spaced relation relative to the inner wall of said casing, said. holder having longitudinally extending keyways projecting radially from said bore adapted to accommodate said projections on said mouthpiece whereby when said mouthpiece is. moved relative to said casing to engage said projections thereon in said keyways the cigarette may be ejected from said holder by engagement with said projections and upon relative longitudinal movement between said mouthpiece and said casing.

2. A holder for cigarettes comprising a mouthpiece having a central bore therethrough, an elongated, hollow, foraminated casing having a reduced portion providing a shoulder, adapted to rotatably and slidably fit about said mouthpiece, a holder mounted in said easing adjacent said mouthpiece, said holder having a bore extending longitudinally therethrough for receiving a cigarette and maintaining it in spaced relation relative to the inner wall of said casing and having a pair of oppositely directed radial slots therein, said mouthpiece having a pair of oppositely directed radial lugs at one end positioned between said holder and said shoulder whereby the casing is supported on the mouthpiece and whereby said mouthpiece can be rotated with respect to said casing so that the lugs on said mouthpiece may be slid through the slots in the holder to eject a cigarette butt therefrom, said casing; having an even outer surface and said casing having a closed end for catching ashes from the cigarette, and an annular shoulder on the inner surface of said casing spaced from the closed end thereof and forming an opening in said hollow casing of smaller diameter adjacent said closed end whereby the ashes from the cigarette are trapped in the end of said casing.

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